THE CAUSE OF OfJlt INDIAN WAR
... England is at war with Afghanistan. The Ameer having refused the conciliatory band held out by the Indian Government, and, in fact, treated it with contempt, the Cabinet, after a fuU consideration at the meeting on Wednesday, telegraphed to the Viceroy to order an advance of the Anglo-Indian army into Afghanistan. This was immediately carried out, and we have already news to hand of the ...